Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…December 17, 2011: In its 15th year, and its first as the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise’s bowl game produces a thriller. Utah State, making its first postseason appearance since the inaugural Humanitarian Bowl in 1997, led Ohio the entire way until 13 seconds remained in the game. That’s…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Monday Special…December 16, 2024. After Ashton Jeanty won the Maxwell Award last Thursday as college football’s player of the year, there was hope of a surprise Saturday night when the Heisman Trophy was unveiled. Alas, it shook out the way it was projected to, with Colorado’s Travis Hunter taking home the…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…December 13, 1980: Before a crowd that for almost 20 years was considered the loudest in Bronco Stadium history, Boise State shocks the fabled Grambling Tigers 14-9 in the semi-finals of the Division I-AA playoffs. The two days before the game were sunny with highs of 40. When…… MORE
Presented by HIGH DESERT HARLEY-DAVIDSON. Wednesday Weekly…December 11, 2024. Every time Boise State takes an offensive snap, there are 10 players on the field not named Ashton Jeanty. Let’s give a few of them some props for this season, beginning with Matt Lauter. With two catches in the Fiesta Bowl, Lauter will jump Jeb Putzier…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…December 10, 1994, 30 years ago today: In the Division I-AA semi-finals at Bronco Stadium, Boise State rallies past Marshall 28-24 to advance to the national championship game the following week on Marshall’s home field. It was the 14th game of the season—the seventh straight since the Broncos’ last bye—and it…… MORE
Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. Monday Special…December 9, 2024. I don’t know if there’s ever been a more perfect storm for Boise State. A 12-1 season capped by a second straight Mountain West championship—followed by the final College Football Playoff seedings yesterday. Would the committee jump Arizona State over Boise State? Even with Clemson beating SMU…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…December 6, 2014, 10 years ago today: Boise State wins its first outright conference title in five years and earns the Group of Five’s automatic berth in the New Year’s Six bowl games by beating Fresno State 28-14 in the Mountain West championship game at Albertsons Stadium. It was…… MORE
Presented by COLTRIN CENTRAL VAC. This Day In Sports…December 5, 1974, 50 years ago today: The NFL officially awards a team to Seattle for the future Seahawks upon the signing of the franchise agreement. The price tag was $16 million for Seattle Professional Football Inc., a group led by Lloyd W. Nordstrom of Nordstrom department…… MORE
Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…December 4, 2024. The Mountain West released its postseason awards on Tuesday—your Offensive Player of the Year is Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, and your Coach of the Year is the Broncos’ Spencer Danielson. Let’s start with Danielson. What a way for him to celebrate the one-year anniversary of officially being…… MORE
Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…December 3, 1994, 30 years ago today: In a driving rainstorm at Bronco Stadium, Boise State outlasts Appalachian State 17-14, in the Division I-AA playoffs a week after edging North Texas 24-20 in the first round on the blue turf. The Broncos notched their 12th win of the season…… MORE
